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- Here and There with Dave Marash, February 3, 2015
- Sep. 2, 2014 Al Jazeera English segment on Blackwater trial - Comment by David Isenberg
- Jan 2, 2010, Al Jazzeera (English), re Judge Urbina’s dismissal of charges against Blackwater contractors
- June 28, 2010. heard in “Controversy over CIA Blackwater contract,” The World
- August 17, 2010, on C-Span III, speaks on private military contracting
- Examining the role of the military contractor
- Has the Privatization of National Security Gone Too Far? The Future of Military Contracting, November 14, 2008, 9:30-11:00am, New America Foundation
- David Isenberg on PressTV - US contractor with poor ratings hired again
- Outsourcing War and Peace – Video
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Government knew of abuse on Nauru months before it acted, staff to allege
Government knew of abuse on Nauru months before it acted, staff to allege Current and former workers at asylum seeker detention centre are prepared to tell Senate inquiry that the government… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The 2015 amendments to the FAR rule on human trafficking
The 2015 amendments to the FAR rule on human trafficking By Brian Waagner and Cynthia Cordes on March 22nd, 2015 Posted in Compliance, Contract Administration, False Claims Act, New FAR Rules… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Man pleads guilty to bribing federal contractors
Updated: 7:49 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, 2015 | Posted: 5:24 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, 2015 Man pleads guilty to bribing federal contractors Metin Atilan By Malik Perkins Staff Writer A former… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Feds canceled Deloitte Palestinian contract on evidence of joint cover-up
Feds canceled Deloitte Palestinian contract on evidence of joint cover-up By Sarah Westwood | March 26, 2015 | 2:53 pm “Taking full credit” for the Palestinian farmers’ additional income “would go… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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US Military Sexually Abused at Least 54 Colombian Children
US Military Sexually Abused at Least 54 Colombian Children By teleSUR 24 March 15 U.S. soldiers and contractors have not been prosecuted for sexually abusing Colombian girls because of diplomatic immunity.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Manus guard sacked for reportedly assaulting handcuffed asylum seekers
Manus guard sacked for reportedly assaulting handcuffed asylum seekers A detention centre guard has been fired by Australian government subcontractor Wilson Security after a series of formal complaints Guards in riot… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Fourth Circuit allows Alien Tort Statute claim against Abu Ghraib contractor
Foreign relations law – Alien Tort Statute – Fourth Circuit allows Alien Tort Statute claim against Abu Ghraib contractor Harvard Law Review. 128.5 (Mar. 2015): p1534. Case note FOREIGN RELATIONS LAW–ALIEN… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Military Contractor Whistleblower: Hands Up – CAN’T Shoot
Military Contractor Whistleblower: Hands Up – CAN’T Shoot posted on: Tuesday, March 17, 2015 American’s are at risk all over the world. Our military, still the best in the world, can’t… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Nonprofit contractor sent government $1.1 million bill for parties and retreats
PMC = Partying Military Contractor Nonprofit contractor sent government $1.1 million bill for parties and retreats International Relief and Development sent employees to Nemacolin Woodlands Resort and Spa in Farmington, Penn.,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
A Colombian Merc Firm Was the Pentagon’s Shadiest Afghanistan Contractor
Joseph Trevithick on Mar 9 Cesar Mendez Agudelo and 2 others recommended A Colombian Merc Firm Was the Pentagon’s Shadiest Afghanistan Contractor The U.S. military let an allegedly mobbed-up military company take American… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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